Well, it usually happens in October. That gives the left-wing propaganda bureaus a few weeks to pound it into the heads of the Low Information Voters (LIVs).
That's why it's called an "October surprise." The first time I saw it used was in 2000, when they very strategically leaked a sealed court file on George W. Bush, showing that he had a DUI conviction as a young man. It was done on a Friday, so that all five Sunday political talk shows were marinated in it.
It turned a three point lead for Bush in the polls into a tie. Bush ended up winning Florida by 527 votes, after the Supreme Court was forced to intervene.
But when we try it, our "October surprise" instantly goes down the Orwellian Memory Hole. See "Hunter Biden's laptop" story by the New York Post. It was totally blocked on Facebook and Twitter. The mainstream media kept beating the "Russian disinformation" drum created by Democratic Party operatives such as Brennan and Clapper.
yep, the media is the proverbial extra player for the dems.